Birmingham Picture of the Day

[kayman]

here's a night shot taken from pretty much the same vantage:

[Turbo]

WATERING HOLE!!!!

[kayman]

WATERING HOLE!!!!

[Turbo]

Where in Downtown is that, Turbo? The streetscape looks very family, but I can't read the street name on the traffic pole in the distance.

[woob]

woobstoob@flickr

[Southron]

^Nice shots, woob! B'ham really looks good in night photos.

[Turbo]

Morris Avenue from the 21st Street bridge.

[Blazer85]

Great picture, Turbo. Would look alot better filled with people, though.

[Turbo]

Great picture, Turbo. Would look alot better filled with people, though.

[Alabadrock]

Indeed! I've always been amazed that this street hasn't been more of a focus for an entertainment district. It has that tourist draw feel to it.

They ran us punks (yes a punk as a teen) out when we were teenagers and had a club down there called Dr. Jekylls in the mid 80's.

-Turbo

[kayman]

Aren't there plans to put sort of an entertainment district somewhere along Morris?

[Alabadrock]

There was some back in the 1970's, but the district fell through due to 1 or 2 violent crimes that occurred nearby. However, if the Theatre District comes to fruition, the area redevelopment may spill over to the Morris Ave area. In additon, Morris Avenue is the closest area to the Railroad Reserve Park, so the likelihood of this area being coming a vibrant nightlife area is very much a possibility more than any other area in the City Center.

[Turbo]

PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON ATHENS FLATTS!!!!!

[rolltide35401]

Vintage view of 20th Street in 1975 complete with the now demolished YMCA at left and the Molton Hotel at right.

[Pandora]

Nice pics. Wish I was on this thread in a timely fashion.

[convulso]

i just moved into the sheraton apartments on highland avenue. here's a fairly crappy pic of the sunrise a couple of days back, looking beyond rushton park and toward the airport:

they don't wash the outside of their windows very often, and on the ninth floor, i'm not about to try it...so all my out-the-window pics are splotchy from the grime.

Edited September 14, 2007 by convulso

[woob]

http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1419177527&size=l

another crack at the downtown skyline.. I think I got it a little better this time!

[dimebag1980]

http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1419177527&size=l

another crack at the downtown skyline.. I think I got it a little better this time!

[woob]

As I commented in your Flickr photostream, I love the shot. You always did well with the Shreveport skyline and you do very well with the Birmingham skyline as well. That skyline gives you much more to work with.

[bhamsly]

Does anyone know "the 1st St. cut?" Well, the street is undergoing change with new street lamps along with some buildings that looks as if they have been redone. It is a really great looking area at night time, so if anyone gets the chance venture over there one night to see for yourself.

Agreeing with the person that posted the pic, it would be nice if "the cut" was filled with water and creating a sort of Venetian theme on the street. This could be a street filled with shops, art galleries, restaurants, etc., and the "canal" could be have a couple of gondolas for people to just ride in them or for couples on a date. I can see a married couple just cruising from one end of the canal to the other after dinner at one of the restaurants. But now that I think about it, the canal just might not be deep enough for a gondola also it isn't long enought for it to be a decent cruise, but I think water between the lanes would still be a nice touch to sprucing up the street and area.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dystopos/19817083/

Edited September 24, 2007 by bhamsly

[Alabadrock]

Does anyone know "the 1st St. cut?" Well, the street is undergoing change with new street lamps along with some buildings that looks as if they have been redone. It is a really great looking area at night time, so if anyone gets the chance venture over there one night to see for yourself.

Agreeing with the person that posted the pic, it would be nice if "the cut" was filled with water and creating a sort of Venetian theme on the street. This could be a street filled with shops, art galleries, restaurants, etc., and the "canal" could be have a couple of gondolas for people to just ride in them or for couples on a date. I can see a married couple just cruising from one end of the canal to the other after dinner at one of the restaurants. But now that I think about it, the canal just might not be deep enough for a gondola also it isn't long enought for it to be a decent cruise, but I think water between the lanes would still be a nice touch to sprucing up the street and area.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dystopos/19817083/

[convulso]

here's the leer tower, taken from the richard arrington bridge:

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i'm putting this in the south photo of the day thread too, but what the heck - the southtrust tower (what? is it something else now???):

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hell, i should have just started a thread - st. paul's catholic church on 3rd avenue north:

Edited October 2, 2007 by convulso

[Southron]

Digging those pics, convulso. I still can't get used to saying "the Wachovia Tower."

[woob]

I know this isn't Birmingham but it's close enough! I wanted to share the beautiful colors of Oak Mountain State Park

Edited November 20, 2007 by woob

[convulso]

wow - those are beautiful.

i always wanna kick myself when a newcomer shows me things i haven't appreciated about a place i've lived for a long time. never been to oak mountain SP, but i want to get there now before the leaves are gone.

you take great pics.